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' June 3 1924.

l. L. BOSTON BOX Filed June 29 1923 Patented June 3, 1924.

- UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

IRVING LEE BOSTON. OF NORTH BERWICK, MAINE, ASSIGNOB TO J. H. DUNNING COR- PORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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Application filed June 29, 1923. Serial No. 648,423.

T 0 all "w/z on; it may 00 nicer'n Be it known that I, IRVING LEE BOSTON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of North Berwick. in the county of York and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvement in boxes, and has for its object to provide an improved form of lock corner neck box particularly adapted for fancy packings of candied fruits, glacs and similar products where both a strong and low priced container is required.

The ordinary way of constructing neck boxes for this purpose with flush fit cover is to provide the outer base portion with the bottom and then to form the neck of four additional pieces. and glue same into the bottom. An objection to this method is not only expense and multiplicity of pieces, but the completed box is not of sufficient strength nor of as good appearance.

According to this invention, side strips of width corresponding to the depth of box are grooved to form the neck, then notched in a notching machine so that both the neck and base portions will interlock and then the sides assembled by interlocking and gluing the corners and the bottom attached. The cover is composed of interlocked sides of thin section so as to fit on the neck and be flush with the bottom, and carries the usual top section. The result is a box of stronger construction and more ornamental a pearance for the specified purposes than similar boxes now in the trade.

In the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a section of a box embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is an elevation of one of the side pieces,

Fig. 3 is av similar elevation of one of the end pieces, and

Fig. 4 is an elevation of one of the cover side pieces.

1 represents the bottom, 2 the side pieces, 3 the end pieces, 4 the cover side pieces, and 5 the top. The side pieces 2 and end pieces 8 are of cross section as shown, consisting of the enlarged bottom portion with the reduced neck portion 6 notched at 7 to provide interlocking corners. The enlarged or thickened base portion is of advantage in permitting the bottom 1V to be nailed on. The neck 6 is notched out about one-half the thickness of the strip in a special machine for this purpose, and these pieces can either be made in long strips and then cut into suitable lengths for the box, sides and ends, before notching. or can be made of short or scrap pieces. The side and end members shown in Figs. 2 and 3 are abruptly notched to form a shoulder and a unitary neck portion. As seen from Figs. 2 and 3, the notches are deeper at the base portions than at the neck portions, but sufficient holding power for the glue is given by the latter in addition to the former, to produce a strong and rigid box. As shown in the drawings, the neck is vertical on the outside face and the cover slides with a close fit thereon, thus giving a strong cover without weakening the neck.

A wooden box constructed as herein described is a considerable improvement over the common form of wooden box now manufactured for the same trade having a neck separate from the base and glued therein. Moreover, the box of this invention can be more cheaply manufactured in quantity, as there are fewer parts and fitting and gluing operations.

I claim:

1. In a lock corner neck box, the combination with a bottom, of side and end members, each being notched at its ends to form an interlocking joint with adjacent side or end members, said members being abruptly reduced in thickness to form shoulders and a unitary neck ortion, said neck portion be ing also notched at its ends to interlock with the neck portions of adjacent members, said bottom being secured to the lower faces of said members. and a cover provided with depending side and end pieces secured thereto and notched to interlock and arranged to fit over and outside the neck portion of said side and end members with the outer surface of said sid and end members substantially flush with the depending side and end pieces of the cover.

2. In a lock corner neck box, the combination with a bottom, of side and end members,

ducedajn'lheidmessrho fomnsimxlderswmdz a unita'nyqieek pet tion, said neolc portiom being also notched at its ends to intefleekwith theneek-portionsof adjaeentimembees; said bottom being secured to the lower faces of said members.

Signed at North Berwick in the county of 0 Xork arnd; State :of Maine *hhi's 25th aday of Wane A. D1923. 

